UNDATED (AP) β The scene is set for the start of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. Play will start tomorrow night with play-in games in Dayton, Ohio. In case you somehow missed it last night, Florida was tabbed as the No. 1 overall seed with Arizona, Virginia and Wichita State chosen as the remaining regional No. 1’s.
UNDATED (AP) β The field is being announced today for the women’s NCAA basketball tournament. Two schools, Connecticut and Notre Dame, are entering tournament play with a perfect record. UConn is 34-0 while Notre Dame is 32-0.
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) β Authorities say Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is in jail after being stopped on suspicion of drunken driving last night. Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Bryant Orem says Irsay was arrested in the northern Indianapolis suburb of Carmel and that he is being held on preliminary charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance.
LOS ANGELES (AP) β The Los Angeles Clippers now have an 11-game winning streak. Their most recent victims were the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers last night. The Clippers, who were led by Blake Griffin’s 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, beat the Cavs 102-80. Griffin’s big night came on his 25th birthday.
UNDATED (AP) β The winners in racing yesterday were Carl Edwards in NASCAR and Nico (NEE’-koh) Rosberg in Formula 1. Edwards won a rain-delayed race in Bristol while Rosberg won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
